Course overview

Many security policies and standards require systems administrators to address specific user authentication concerns, application of updates, system auditing and logging, file system integrity, and more. Red Hat Server Hardening provides strategies for addressing specific policy and configuration concerns. This course can also help you prepare for the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Server Hardening exam (EX413).

Course content summary

Review errata and apply them to Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Use special permissions and file system access control lists

Manage users and password-aging policy requirements

Install and configure Red Hat Identity Management tools

Understand system auditing

Audience and prerequisites

Needs technical guidance on how to enhance the security of Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems

Responsible for implementing security policy requirements on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems consistently and in a reproducible, scalable way

Must be able to demonstrate that systems meet security policy requirements

Maintains continued adherence to security requirements, including management of security-critical operating system/software updates